259. Find lost artefacts on the River Thames with mudlarker Lara Maiklem

Join Plodcast host Fergus on the Thames foreshore with legendary mudlarker Lara Maiklem searching for historical artefacts and oddities among the sand, shingle and mud. What will they find? Listen on for a thrilling treasure hunt...

Read Lara's latest book: A Year of Mudlarking, published by Bloomsbury.

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